He was a son to Henry and Emma (Thieman) Schmitmeyer. On Aug 23, 1947, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, he married Alberta Wellman, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Steve (Linda), Valencia, PA; two daughters, Joyce (Brad) Keiser, Houston, and Jenny (Stephen) Hodge, Tipp City; a sister, Velma Wellman, Coldwater; two sisters-in-law, Thelma Schmitmeyer, Minster, and Mary Wellman, Coldwater; and eight grandchildren: John, Luke, and Eleanor Schmitmeyer, Cassidy (Brian) Grimm, Robyn (Kevin) Seger, Grant, Weston, and Rachael Hodge.
Deceased are ten siblings.
He attended St. Augustine Catholic Church and was a member of the Minster Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge #1391, and a past member of the Auglaize County Fair Board. He was retired from dairy farming since 1976. He had also been a resident driver for Heritage Manor Nursing Center. He thought the world of his family; he loved to tell stories, and in his leisure, enjoyed fishing.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Augustine Church, Minster, with Fr. Mark Hoying, officiating.
He was a son to Henry and Emma (Thieman) Schmitmeyer. On Aug 23, 1947, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, he married Alberta Wellman, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Steve (Linda), Valencia, PA; two daughters, Joyce (Brad) Keiser, Houston, and Jenny (Stephen) Hodge, Tipp City; a sister, Velma Wellman, Coldwater; two sisters-in-law, Thelma Schmitmeyer, Minster, and Mary Wellman, Coldwater; and eight grandchildren: John, Luke, and Eleanor Schmitmeyer, Cassidy (Brian) Grimm, Robyn (Kevin) Seger, Grant, Weston, and Rachael Hodge.
Deceased are ten siblings.
He attended St. Augustine Catholic Church and was a member of the Minster Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge #1391, and a past member of the Auglaize County Fair Board. He was retired from dairy farming since 1976. He had also been a resident driver for Heritage Manor Nursing Center. He thought the world of his family; he loved to tell stories, and in his leisure, enjoyed fishing.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Augustine Church, Minster, with Fr. Mark Hoying, officiating.
Family Members
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Leander B Schmitmeyer
1907–1980
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Mathilda Schmitmeyer Poeppelman Albers
1908–2000
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Rosa Mary Schmitmeyer Enneking
1910–1998
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Albert F Schmitmeyer
1912–2005
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Leona M Schmitmeyer Schmieder
1915–1978
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Infant Daughter Schmitmeyer
1916–1916
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Henrietta B. Schmitmeyer Hoying
1917–1988
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Henry S Schmitmeyer
1917–1986
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Elsie A Schmitmeyer Borgert
1920–2007
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Clara Schmitmeyer Schmiesing
1920–2008
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Velma A Schmitmeyer Wellman
1925 – unknown
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Marie G Schmitmeyer Holdheide
1928–1998
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